Defeat Melanoma on the Today Show almost made the Guinness World Record!

Thanks to NBC, the Today Show and all those who came out in New York City on Melanoma Monday on May 7 when we tried to set the record for most people putting on sunscreen simultaneously!

The record to beat was 1,822 people — and that record still stands. The TODAY plaza didn’t quite beat it, according to Guinness adjudicator Alex Angert.

“But we had a packed plaza of people that have learned in a fun the importance of putting on sunscreen,” he pointed out, while also presenting a plaque acknowledging the record for “Largest Today Show crowd to support a good cause.”

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About Defeat Melanoma

Defeat Melanoma is an initiative founded by the Dulude Melanoma Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and sponsoring the development of innovative programs focused on increasing awareness regarding the prevention, early detection, and treatment of melanoma – the most deadly form of skin cancer.